Sale reports / Alabama / Letohatchee Stockyards / 2022-08-23

Letohatchee Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Letohatchee, Alabama · Tue, Aug 23
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1988
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,591 head
▲ 237 vs last sale 1,354▼ 107 vs year ago 1,698 · −6.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
370 head
▲ 137 vs last sale 233▲ 150 vs year ago 220 · +68.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 26▲ 18 vs year ago 10 · +180.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $172.14/cwt on 255 head.
Average price
$172.14
255 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$962
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$145
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.03
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1569173.52988180
Medium and Large 2531171.7991262
Medium and Large 3545154.8084313thin
One grade step is worth $18.72/cwt here — about $145 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale255 hd
172.14
—
AL average16 barns · 1,418 hd
171.11
+1.03
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,49999.711,49417
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,34186.711,16335
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13584.4995972
CowsLean 85-90%Low97573.07713111

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1144thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0979
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,3004thin

Every lot

75 lots · USDA AMS · Mid State Stockyards LLP - Letohatchee, AL
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1318236.34/cwt230.00–240.007524
Steers—Medium and Large 2323215.88/cwt210.00–220.006976
Steers—Medium and Large 2375195.00/cwt190.00–200.007314
Steers—Medium and Large 1382211.66/cwt208.00–216.008096
Steers—Medium and Large 2428179.27/cwt175.00–182.007674
Steers—Medium and Large 1433191.78/cwt190.00–200.0083029
Steers—Medium and Large 3433163.56/cwt160.00–167.007082
Steers—Medium and Large 1472182.70/cwt182.00–189.0086216
Steers—Medium and Large 2483174.98/cwt171.00–176.008455
Steers—Medium and Large 3520156.05/cwt150.00–160.008114
Steers—Medium and Large 1523179.81/cwt175.00–185.0094021
Steers—Medium and Large 2539171.93/cwt167.00–173.0092714
Steers—Medium and Large 1560173.49/cwt170.00–178.0097241
Steers—Medium and Large 2568164.35/cwt160.00–166.0093416
Steers—Medium and Large 3573152.61/cwt150.00–155.008745
Steers—Medium and Large 1610162.00/cwt162.00–162.009881
Steers—Medium and Large 2624157.34/cwt154.00–164.009829
Steers—Medium and Large 3635149.02/cwt148.00–150.009462
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added665168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,11717
Steers—Medium and Large 1687153.42/cwt152.00–157.001,05424
Steers—Medium and Large 1725145.46/cwt144.00–147.001,0552
Steers—Medium and Large 2779132.76/cwt130.00–135.001,0344
Steers—Medium and Large 1790139.62/cwt137.00–142.001,10319
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318148.08/cwt144.00–150.004713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325171.29/cwt167.00–177.005578
Heifers—Medium and Large 2331157.64/cwt152.00–163.005224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368168.54/cwt162.00–169.0062015
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374145.40/cwt142.00–148.005445
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381156.14/cwt150.00–160.005955
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425143.20/cwt142.00–144.006095
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433150.80/cwt146.00–154.0065324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1436157.53/cwt157.00–160.0068711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472155.00/cwt155.00–155.0073218
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475138.55/cwt134.00–141.006587
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476147.58/cwt144.00–153.0070217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526146.43/cwt140.00–150.0077016
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528132.98/cwt128.00–138.007022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532151.69/cwt150.00–155.0080713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574147.56/cwt144.00–152.0084748
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581141.27/cwt140.00–144.008214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2612136.33/cwt136.00–138.008346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635138.66/cwt138.00–143.0088015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668131.01/cwt130.00–132.008752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1681133.37/cwt132.00–137.009085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723131.59/cwt129.00–133.009515
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423188.65/cwt185.00–195.007986
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425154.00/cwt152.00–156.006554
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427172.32/cwt165.00–175.007366
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468146.56/cwt141.00–150.006863
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474160.25/cwt156.00–166.0076011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1494169.24/cwt167.00–173.0083624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523162.51/cwt161.00–163.008504
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525154.59/cwt152.00–160.0081210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2582153.10/cwt148.00–158.0089117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1608155.75/cwt154.00–156.009478
Bulls—Medium and Large 2621147.34/cwt139.00–149.009159
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670137.46/cwt133.00–143.009214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720143.50/cwt143.00–144.001,0332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,3161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38495.82/cwt94.00–98.001,3269
Bulls——1,531101.87/cwt100.00–105.001,5605
Bulls——1,790107.76/cwt105.00–111.001,9293
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92767.60/cwt65.00–70.0062742
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00374.66/cwt72.00–77.0074947
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00880.13/cwt78.00–83.0080822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07379.34/cwt78.00–82.0085119
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15085.41/cwt83.00–88.0098244
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19590.90/cwt89.00–94.001,0869
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23492.72/cwt91.00–96.001,1448
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33486.96/cwt85.00–90.001,16015
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42082.40/cwt79.00–84.001,17012
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,220.00/head1,150.00–1,300.001,2205
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,113.75/head1,055.00–1,150.001,1144
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—943.75/head875.00–1,050.009444
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,300.00/head1,275.00–1,325.001,3004

This sale against other markets

Alabama weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.